Display-stand for advertising.



s. KLEIN. DISPLAY STAND FOR ADVERTISING.

APPLICATION FILED 1uLY10, 1915.

Patented May 23, 1916.

Z C u V z W. m i a a I. no 8 "74 a y SAMUEL KLEIN, OF CANTON, OHIO.

DISPLAY-STAND FOR ADVERTISING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1916.

Application filed July 10, 1915. Serial No. 39,071.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL KLEIN, a subjectof the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Canton, in the county ofStark and State of Ohio, have'invented a new and useful Display-Standfor Advertising, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in display stands 'for advertisingin which a base is provided and adjustable parts connected thereto.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple device, onethat is easily constructed and well adapted for advertising purposes.This object, together with other objects readily apparent to thoseskilled in the art, may be attained by the construction illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, although the invention may be embodied inother forms, the construction illustrated being chosen by way ofexample.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is avertical section. Fig. 3 is a view showing a portion of an advertisingcard, also showing a portion of the base and one of the retaining arms.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawing.-

In the accompanying drawing, 1 represents the base which may be of anydesired size, reference being had to the size of the advertising sheetor card designed to be displayed. To the base 1 is attached in anyconvenient and well known manner the upi right flange 2, the upper edgeof which is 1 provided with the sheet or card receivlng groove 3. To theflange 2 and upon the rear side thereof is attached the bracket 4:,

to which bracket is attached the adjusting screw 5. To the base 1 ispivotally connected.

the bar 6 by means of the hinge 7. Upon the bar 6 is located theadjustable bar 8, which bar is provided with the elongated slot 9,through which elongated slot and the bar 6 is located the bolt 10, whichbolt is provided with the clamping nut 11.

To the adjustable. slotted bar 8 are attached the horizontal bars 12 and.13, which bars are each provided with the elongated j ustable partsheld in fixed adjustment. This adjustment is for the purpose ofproviding means whereby various sized advertising sheets or cards can beheld.

- For the purpose of holding the vertical edges of the sheet or card,the ends of the horizontal bars 12 and 13 are each provided with thenotched ends 20, into which notched ends the edges of the sheet areinserted as best illustrated in Fig. 3. It will be understood that whenthe horizontal bars are brought into the position illustrated in dottedlines Fig. lthe outer end of one of the horizontal bars will be spacedfrom the hooked end of the other horizontal bar and in order to provideproper backing for the card near the hooked end'the shoulder 21 isprovided, which shoulder is formed of sufficient length to providesuitable backing and of a thickness corresponding with the thickness ofthe lapped portion of the front horizontal slotted bar. It will beunderstood that the lower edge of the sheet or card is to be seated inthe groove 3 formed in the top or upper edge of the flange 2, by whicharrangement the sheet or card will be held in proper relative positionwith reference to its supports. The present invention has more specificreference to an advertising device to be placed in windows and in orderto give the proper inclination of the exposed advertising sheet or cardthe adj ustingscrew' combination of a base, a bar hinged at its bottom0r lower end to said base, a grooved flange secured to said base, a baradjustably attached to the hinged bar, horizontal bars connected tosaid'adjustable bar, the'endsof said horizontal bars provided withhooked ends, said hooked ends prov'ided to receive the vertical edges ofan advertising card,

and means for holding the vertical and horizontal bars in fixedadjustment. 1e

. SAMUEL'KLEIN. 4

Copies of this patent may be obtained .Ior five cents .each, byaddressing the Cornniissioner 0': Patents;

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